Red blood cell magnesium content in individuals aged 65 years and older with asthenia and sarcopenia

ACTUALITY . In clinical practice, magnesium deficiency in the body is detected in cardiovascular, bronchopulmonary, rheumatological diseases and neurodegenerative diseases. The determination of magnesium in serum is a routine method, however, the normal level of magnesium in the blood does not exclude the possibility of depletion of magnesium reserves in the body in persons over 65 years of age with signs of senile asthenia and sarcopenia. Early detection of magnesium deficiency at the cellular level can be determined in the erythrocyte mass, which will make it possible to identify magnesium depletion in the depot and determine the duration of replacement therapy with magnesium drugs.